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What action will be taken by NASA due to damage to the thermal protection system incurred during the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour? (STS-123)
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=27340
"The shuttle's mission management team met earlier Friday and cleared Endeavour's thermal protection system for re-entry, scheduled for Wednesday, March 26. As a result of having a clean heat shield, focused inspection is not required."
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
The orbiter does not have to land safely for an option to be paid out. For example, if there is some damage, no action taken (option b in other words) but the orbiter breaks up during re-entry then b will still be the settled answer.
For options d and e, the crew can be returned to Earth in any vehicle(s) (from any country) except for Endeavour.
| No action - No damage was sustained. |
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| No action - Some damage sustained but no repairs deemed necessary. |
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| Some damage sustained but repaired by crew in one or more EVA's |
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| Damage unrepairable by astronauts - crew remains on Endeavour until another vehicle(s) arrives to take them home. (no transfer to ISS) |
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| Damage unrepairable by astronauts - crew transfers to the ISS until they can get back in another vehicle(s) |
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| Something else |
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- Activity: H$24,122 |
- Predictions: 77 |
Comments: 3
Suspend date: Mon 31st Mar 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Sun 16th Mar 2008 1:42am PST
Initial likelihoods: No action - No damage was sustained.: 40%, No action - Some damage sustained but no repairs deemed necessary.: 34%, Some damage sustained but repaired by crew in one or more EVA's: 23%, Damage unrepairable by astronauts - crew remains on Endeavour until another vehicle(s) arrives to take them home. (no transfer to ISS): 1%, Damage unrepairable by astronauts - crew transfers to the ISS until they can get back in another vehicle(s): 1%, Something else: 1%
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neverlupus
: Astronauts have checked the thermal shield, and CNN has reported "Cameras captured a possible strike to Endeavour's nose 10 seconds after liftoff, but Moses said he wasn't worried because the ship wasn't traveling fast enough at that time to sustain serious damage." The implication being that Endeavour did sustain damage, but not enough to warrant repairs. 
theonecalledmichael
: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/03/15/space.shuttle.ap/index.html
Shuttle cleared for return as scheduled
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: http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=27340
"The shuttle's mission management team met earlier Friday and cleared Endeavour's thermal protection system for re-entry, scheduled for Wednesday, March 26. As a result of having a clean heat shield, focused inspection is not required."
Suspend date: Mon 31st Mar 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Sun 16th Mar 2008 1:42am PST details 
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myunion
predicted No action - No damage was sustained. (H$20 at 53%)
predicted No action - No damage was sustained. (H$100 at 51%)
predicted No action - No damage was sustained. (H$100 at 49%)
jpkoester1 predicted No action - Some damage sustained but no repairs deemed necessary. (H$20 at 32%)Comments (3)
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